Genomic organization, structure, regulation and pathogenic role of pilus constituents in major pathogenic Streptococci and Enterococci

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 301, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 240-251

  Kreikemeyer, Bernd ^a   Gámez, Gustavo ^b,c   Margarit, Immaculada ^d   Giard, Jean Christophe ^e   Hammerschmidt, Sven ^b   Hartke, Axel ^e   Podbielski, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

^d NOVARTIS VACCINES AND DIAGNOSTICS   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

Author keywords

Enterococcus faecalis; Enterococcus faecium; Pilus; Regulation; Streptococcus agalactiae; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Streptococcus pyogenes; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM PILUS; BIOFILM; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SHORT SURVEY; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL VACCINES; CARRIER STATE; CROSS INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; STREPTOCOCCUS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 79951943074     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: 16180607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2010.09.003     Document Type: Short Survey

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